15 Really Famous Foods You Can Get Shipped to You Right Now

Sometimes, you get down about the fact that you live in L.A. and can’t drive to the local market and pick up a traditional Southern country ham. Or maybe you get sad that you live in Florida and want a proper Philly cheesesteak, but don’t want to drive 1,000 miles to obtain it. We have a solution to your insanely depressing foodie problems: Get famous foods from cities across the country shipped straight to your door.

To help you out, we’ve rounded up some of the country’s most iconic foodstuffs—from Katz Pastrami to Cafe du Monde beignets—as well as ways to order them. Many famous purveyors and restaurants send stuff out themselves, but thanks to a fantastic website called Goldbely.com that ships regional foods, the options are better than ever. All are great for curing homesickness or buying as gifts for food-obsessed friends and relatives. Why not get your girlfriend Anchor Bar Buffalo wings for her birthday? Or ship some Ben’s Chili Bowl spicy half smokes to your brother for Christmas?

Here are 15 super famous (and really awesome) foods you can get shipped straight to your door.

Lox and Sturgeon from Barney Greengrass

From: Upper West Side, NYC
Cost: $39.95/lb for lox, $60.00/lb for Sturgeon
Website:barneygreengrass.comWhy you should order it:Barney Greengrass is one of New York's most iconic Jewish appetizing shops, and it's nickname—the "Sturgeon King"—should clue you in to its speciality: smoked fish. With more than 100 years of experience, the place knows how to make pitch-perfect lox and sturgeon fit for special occasions (it's dubbed "the filet mignon of fish"). Grab some for the greatest Sunday brunch spread you've ever pulled off.

Primanti Bros. Sandwiches

From: Pittsburgh, PA
Cost: $109
Website:goldbely.comWhy you should order it: We've all had the experience of shoving a handful of french fries into a sandwich and believing that we are culinary geniuses. But at Pittsburg's Primanti Bros., it's a time-honored tradition to create these super-stacked, carb-heavy monstrosities, originally designed to fuel truckers in city's rough-and-tumble Strip District. With this "Primanti Bros. Sandwich Pack," you get everything you need to build four sandwiches, including the shop's proprietary Italian bread, fries, and slaw. Choose pastrami, capicola, or two of each—just make sure you pronounce it gabagool if you go with the latter.

Hot Mustard from Philippe The Original

From: Chinatown, CA
Cost: $5 per bottle
Website:philippes.comWhy you should order it: You know you’re having a proper French Dip sandwich in Los Angeles when you feel warm tears streaming down your face. That’s the effect of the sinus-inducing, flagship horseradish mustard from the century-old establishment, Philippe The Original. Times reporters, city officials, and blue-collar workers alike line up on sawdust floors to order double-dipped lamb, pork, or beef sammies from cafeteria-style counters. But the meal is incomplete without a prudent application of the in-house made, hot French mustard. After all this time, we’d like to think the suffering is worth it.

Jams and Preserves from SQIRL

From: Silverlake, CA
Cost: $180.00 for year-long Jam Club Subscription
Website:sqirlla.bigcartel.comWhy you should order it: To call Sqirl a quintessential restaurant after only two years of being open is a big statement, but Jessica Koslow’s homemade jams and preserves make a convincing case—especially when slathered on burnt brioche toast. Silverlake and the rest of Los Angeles have taken note, gawking over locally sourced jam combinations like blackberry and Meyer lemon or wild blueberry and tarragon. We all know toast is a serious thing now, so pamper yours the right way with a year-long Jam Club Membership.

J.W. Faidley’s Crabcakes

From: Baltimore
Cost: $13 each
Website:faidleyscrabcakes.comWhy you should order it: Since 1886, Faidley’s has held a spot in Baltimore’s “World Famous Lexington Market” selling both fresh and prepared Chesapeake Bay seafood. The most famous item: crabcakes (naturally). The dish has been a favorite of Charm City since the first European settlement, a testament to the area’s bountiful blue crab harvest. While crabcakes are available nationwide, there’s all too often an overload of filler. Not so with Faidley’s version, made with jumbo lump meat. The key here: Each crab has only two pieces of “jumbo lump,” which is the swimmer fin muscle, so it’s sort of like the filet mignon of the crustacean (40 crabs are required to realize a pound of lump). Cakes are shipped frozen via UPS Overnight Express Delivery complete with simple, foolproof cooking directions. Cue season one of The Wire.

Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams

From: North Madisonville, TN
Cost: Aged whole country ham (uncooked), 15 pounds, $71
Website:bentonscountryhams2.comWhy you should order it: Ask top chefs like David Chang, Sean Brock, or Hugh Acheson where they get their ham and bacon, and you're sure to hear tales of Allan Benton, the king of pork. But you don't have to go to Momofuku or Husk to try Benton's legendary salt and brown sugar–cured country ham—just have one shipped to your home.

Wings from Anchor Bar

From: Buffalo, New York
Cost: $189.99 for 100 wings
Website:anchorbar.comWhy you should order it: Buffalo wings at your game-day party are awesome. But you know what's more awesome? Buffalo wings shipped straight from the bar where they were first served back in 1964. Grab an assortment of mild, suicidal, and barbecue, then blow people's minds when you serve them at half-time.

Skyline Chili

From: Cincinnati, OH
Cost: $59.99 for eight 15oz cans
Website:cincyfavorites.comWhy you should order it: Founded by a Greek immigrant in 1949, Skyline Chili has become Cincinnati's most beloved regional chain for its thin, beanless take on beef chili. Locals get it served over spaghetti, sort of like a bolognese, or on top of hot dogs. Skyline has its own ordering lingo: "3-ways" means spaghetti topped with Skyline Chili and cheese; "4-ways" means your choice of beans or onions added); and "5-ways" signifies both beans and onions both added. Order some cans of the stuff, then whip up a Cincy-style spread while you watch the Bengals dominate.

Ground Beef Burger Blend from Pat LaFrieda

From: North Bergen, NJ
Cost: $42 for 3lbs of ground meat
Website:lafrieda.comWhy you should order it: Pat LaFrieda has been in the meat game since 1964, but it's only in recent years that the Jersey-based company has become a name brand, sparking the designer-butcher trend that's swept NYC. The name is plastered on menus at many of the city's best restaurants; LaFrieda is the butcher behind iconic patties like the Minetta Tavern Black Label Burger and the Spotted Pig burger. If you don't have a Shake Shack near you, order the original LaFrieda ground beef blend—equal parts chuck, brisket, and short rib—then see if you can make one yourself.

Cheesesteaks from Pat's King of Steaks & Geno's Steaks

From: Philadelphia, PA
Cost: $79 for two of Pat's sandwiches and two sandwiches from its rival, Geno's Steaks
Website:goldbely.comWhy you should order it: For the first time ever, thanks to regional-food specialists Goldbely.com, you can try out sandwiches from the two kings of the Philly cheesesteak game without actually visiting the City of Brotherly Love. Pat's King of Steaks has been around since the 1930s, while Geno's has been serving since 1966—decide for yourself which is better with a side-by-side tasting in the comfort of your home.

Beignets from Cafe du Monde

From: New Orleans, LA
Cost: $16.98 for a box of batter that makes 4 dozen beignets, plus a 15oz can of Cafe Du Monde chicory coffee
Website:goldbely.comWhy you should order it: Craving a taste of of the Crescent City, but can't find the time to fly to Louisiana? These world-famous beignets, covered in mountains of powdered sugar, pair perfectly with Cafe Du Monde's signature chicory coffee. Store this beignet batter and a box of confectioner's sugar in your pantry, and you can fry up a decadent breakfast, coffee-hour, or late-night snack anytime.

Ben's Chili Bowl Spicy Half Smokes

From: Washington, DC
Cost: $17.99 for a 16 pack
Website:goldbely.comWhy you should order it: Less a hot dog and more an over-sized spicy sausage, Half Smokes are one of the most famous dishes to come out of Washington D.C.—Bill Cosby, Obama, and President Sarkozy are among the boldface fans of Ben's Chili Bowl, the spiritual home of the half smoke. Stuff the smokes into a steamed bun, then top with either pork-and-beef or all-beef chili, mustard, and chopped raw onions.

Deep-Dish Pizza from Lou Malnati's

From: Chicago, IL
Cost: $108.99 for six pies, $85.99 for four pies, $59.99 for two pies
Website:loumalnatis.comWhy you should order it: People say everything is possible in New York. Fans of deep dish beg to differ, and it is Chicago transplants who have fueled the rise of mail order pizza from the Windy City. Lou Malnatis has cornered the market, perfecting the packaging and allowing customers snag other local favorites like Portillo's Italian beef as well. The pizzas are 9" (enough for two hungry adults) and are sold in packs of two, four, and six.

Salami From Salumi Artisan Cured Meats

From: Seattle, WA
Cost: Salami and cured meats from $14/lb to $40/lb
Website:salumicuredmeats.comWhy you should order it: Yes, this is Mario Batali's father's salumeria. But it is also one of the country's best—just order the coppa, lardo, lamb prosciutto, or culatello, and you'll soon see why.

Pastrami from Katz's Delicatessen

From: New York, NY
Cost: $12.50 per 1/2lb sliced, $12.50/lb whole
Website:katzsdelicatessen.comWhy you should order it: The most famous deli in NYC (sorry, Carnegie) ships their perfectly fatty, peppery pastrami anywhere in the US. If you get a pastrami shipped whole, all you have to do is boil it, slice it, stick it on some rye bread with grainy mustard and sauerkraut, and you'll be feeling like a bonafide New Yorker in no time.

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